Outsmart (Verb)
Meaning 1
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The clever detective was able to outsmart the thief by predicting his moves in advance.
- She outsmarted her business rival by creating an innovative marketing strategy.
- He managed to outsmart the complex security system and escape without being detected.
- The entrepreneur outsmarted her competitors by adapting quickly to the changing market trends.
- The clever student outsmarted the professor by providing an unexpected solution to the problem.
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Meaning 2
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The company outsmarted their competitor by offering innovative discounts to their customers.
- She managed to outsmart her brother and get the last slice of pizza by distracting him.
- The clever detective was able to outsmart the thief and recover the stolen jewels.
- In the chess tournament, the young player outsmarted the experienced opponent with a clever move.
- The tech-savvy teenager outsmarted the school's internet filter by using a proxy server.